Sprinkling-hose holder



G. B. RENN.

SPRINKLING HOSE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5. 1920.

1,385,472, Patented July 26, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT, FFI Q I To all whom it may concern:

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Be it known that I, GEORGE E. RENN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los An eles, county of Los Angeles, and State of alifornia, have invented a new and useful sprinkling-Hose Holder, of'which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for holding and supporting a water or sprinkling hose for irrigating and similar purposes.

1 One' of the objects of this invention is to provide a device of strong but still light construction adapted to withstand the .vibrations of such a sprinkling hose without losing its given position.

Another object is to provide a device so constructed as to allow an adjustment for discharging from a hose in many directions without changing the central position of the device.

Another object is to provide means for easily engaging a water hose or similar devices which-may just as easily be'disengaged.

'Other objects will appear from the following description and appended claim as well. as: from the accompanying drawing, in which Figure. 1 is a side elevation of the device, to a certain extent arranged as a perspective view.

Fig. 2 is a detail end elevation of the clamping member of the'device.

A standard 3 is preferably provided toallow the use of a sliding member or sleeve 4 for vertical adjustment. The standard 3 is preferably provided with prongs 5 or other similar means tfor allowing a pricking of the device into the ground on which the device .is being used.

A rather large area can, be covered with adevice of this construction or design. The strong support of the prongs or feet supports a long and high standard without having to fear that the device may tip over, so that the clamping member of the device may safely be moved up to a high position when desiring to throw or discharge the water,

over a long distance. In the manner the prongs or legs 5 are provided. they also form a good support even if not pricked into the ground, as on sidewalks and other similar places.

The sleeve 4 is provided with a side arm or stem 6 for supporting the clamping member of the device. A set screw 7 serves to holdthe sleeve in a desired position on the Specification of Lettersilatent. I Patented Application filedootober 5, 119 20. Serial No. 414,7159.

July 26, 1921.

standard. The clamping member 'prop'enis provided with a sleeve portion 8 to fit on the stem 6. The set screw 9 serves to properly hold the sleeve 8 of the clamping member on the stem 6. The two clamping jaws 10 are pivotally disposed on the pin end 11 of the clamping member. Handle members 12 project in the opposite direction from the pivot support in relation to the clamping jaws 10. Small bosses 13 are provided on the inside of the handle members for supporting and engaging a spring 14.

The spring naturally keeps the clamping member in normal clamping position and condition, with the jaw members closely engaging over a water-hose'ornozzle if so applied. The spring 14 presses the handle members 12 apart and thereby brings the jaw-members toward one another holding the jaw members so normally in closed clamping position, as will easily be understood.

A water-hose can easily be held between the jaw-membersl0 and remain so tightly engaged while the set screw can be used for swinging the clamping member on its sleeve portion 8 to bring such a water-hose to an inclined position or even vertical position. In the drawing, the clamping member is so illustrated as to bringa water-hose to a practically horizontal position when disposed between th'e'jaw-members. The knob of the set screw 9 is illustrated rather large and almost in the way of anything passing through the space between the jaw-members, but it will easily be understood that the knob may be smaller or the set screw 9 may be applied at another angle in relation to the pivot pin 11 of the clamping-member so as to free the passage through the jaw members entirely without material change of the principle of the clampingmember. Theolamping member can then easily be set while a water hose is disposed between the jaw members. The set screw 7 can always easily be set without interference to the clamping j aw-members, thus, the device can easily be adjusted to direct water in any direction while the water hose remains firmly engaged within the device.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: p

In a sprinkling-hose holder, a standard, a sliding member shiftable and turnableon the standard, a. stem on the sliding member normally projecting radially from the jaws in a normally closed and clamping position. Intestimony-lthat I claim the foregoing as my inventio'nl have signed my namein thepresen'ce of two subscribing witnesses. 15

GEORGE .BENN., Q

Witnesses: v

O'r'ro HI KRUEGER, Jnssm A. MA vooK. 

